Grip strap



Nov. 24 1925.

c. P. scHLEGEL GRIP STRAP Filed Jan. 2, 1925 BY VM /i' A TTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATI-:s PATENT Qfprp'lcg.

cimnLns i. scannen., or noenasrnza, NEW Yoan, assioma mo 'rim scnLneaL une. confirm, or nomineren; jitnw Yoan-A conroaa'rroir or New Yoan.

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I To all inkom it may concern.l

y Be it known that i, emma i?. seaman,

a citizen of the United: States, and resident of Rochester, in the county of .Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grip Straps, of whichthe following is a speci-t fication. v The presentA invention relates to grip straps and more particularly to the type designed for arrangement in vehicles in orderl that the occupants in the vehicle may hold onto the same foi` the purpose of standing or controlling their movement toward an from a seat in the-vehicle. Another object of the invention is to provide a strap which is designed for use in automobiles and which will normally maintain its shape while, at the same timefhaving flexibility. A further object of the inventionis to provide a strap which has an elongated grip portion with a spring extending therethrough to maintain the ting the flexibility.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and', combinations view of a vSpring* used partiall in section showing the spring with the rub r covering g 10,is also utihzed as an ornament anchor means, as will be* hereinafter set forth andv alsdananchoring means for a textile covers thereover Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional viewv strap which. is einplo ed for assisting one -in` risin or seating. is strap dueto the weig t imposed thereon becomes .distorted after a time and eventually loses its sha e.

According to this invention a strap with ip portion in anormally elongated condition while permitelongated gri portionfis provided which will permit the exing of such grip portion in the hand, while, at the saine time, will resume its normal lshape after being released by the hand. It is apparent, however; that this strap may' be used 1n other vehicles.

In the'illustrated embodiment of the invention, there 'is ein loyedl a helical spring 1 extending longitu inally of thegrip portion of a strap. This helical spring is first enclosed by a covering 2 preferably of tubu- -lar form .and made `in this instance from rubber, thel tube being anchored to the coil by one or more windings 3.

At one end of this elongated grip poli;

tion an attaching device is mounte this instance, this attaching device embodies a ring 4 and a screw eye 5. vIn order to se cure this attaching device tothe strap an anchoring means is arranged at the op osite .end of the strap 'and is connected to t e at# in means is in the form of aplate or disk "I6 taching device.I In this instance, the anchor# bar 8' is .arranged between them. A strand or cord!)` is laced back and forth through the helical coil labout the ring 4 and aboutv f the cross bar 8. This yconnecting cord 9l isv from one-end of a coil in order that u windl ing 10 y'of -a sutablethread ma vbe passed about such connectiii cord 9 tween the end .of the coil and t e anchoring vplate.

swing freely on` the ring any extreme vbinding action. The windin .longer than the coil v.1 so that'it projects ing 11 which surrounds the covering Zandy is `anchored at `its upper end by asmaller winding 12 passed a jacent the ring `4.

The winding 10 forms an anchoring means for the tassel or ball `13 and a fabric1 covered out 'the cord i ferrule 14 lits over .the inner end ofthe l or ball 13'.

It isapparent that-there is provided a. strap which has an elongated ip portion plil'pvided with a spring. In t is instance, vt 's helica lspring which turn is surrounded -p portion has enclosed therein a4 by a tube or sleeve of rubber anchored to the spring. A fabric covers this rubber tube and 1s anchored or stitched at its ophelical spring and *securing an attachin i' device at one end of. the strap by means o u elongated elongat an anchoring device at the other end of the strap, the winding adjacent the attaching.

device serving also as ananchoring means or an ornamenting device fora tassel or ball.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A gri stra for vehicles having a laterally benfiiible e ongated grip portion comprising a tubular member" and a sprin enclosed by andextending longitudinal y of the tubular member to maintain the grip portion in a certain condition.

2. A grip strap .for vehicles having an aterally 1 bendabley grip portion comprising an outer tubular member and an `inner helical coil.

3. A gri strap for vehicles having a laterally ben able elongated grip portion comrising a helical spring, a core extending ongitudinally through the spring and a covering for the spring having connection with the core at opposite Yends of the spring.

4. -Agrip strap for vehicles having an elongate ateral y bendable grip portion comprisin a closely wound helical spring, a core exten ing through the spring and having thevspring secured against longitudinal movement on said core, and `a covering for the spring having connection with the core at opposite ends of the spring.

5. egrip strapv for vehicles having an comprising a close y wound helical spring, a thread laced back and forth through the spring, devices at opposite ends of the spring to which said thread is connected, and a covering for 'the springhaving connection with the threads at opposite ends of the spring. 6. grlp strap for vehicles kembodying a helicalmetallic coil, a tubular rubber covering about the same, and a iiexible covering `for said tubular covering. l 7. A ygrip strap for vehicles embodyinv 8 1 helical manne 0011-a1aarn1y benda'tle 1taching device.

coveri for the same, 4an attaching device at one en of the coil, anchoringl means at the opposite end 'of the coil, and a connection between the anchoring means and the at- 8. A strap for vehiclesembodying a helical metallic coil, a tubular-'rubber coverin `"about the same, a textile cover aboutsai tubular rubbercovering, an attaching device at one end of the coil, and an anchoring delaterallv bendable grip portionl vice for the'attaching device at the opposite end of the coil.

9. A strap for vehicles embodying a helical metallic coil, a covering for the same, an attaching deviceat one end of the coil embodying a ring, a plate at the opposite end of the coil having a cross bar, and a cord laced through the ring and the plate.

10. A lstrap for vehicles embodying Aa helical metallic coil, an anchoring device secured at one end of the coil, an ornament anchoring means at the opposite end of the coil, and an ornament secured to said anchoring means said strap being laterally 'bendable and held in straight condition by the helical metallic coil. y

11. A strap embodying a helical metallic coil, an attaching device at' one end of the coil, an anchoring device at the opposite end of the coll, and a connection between the anchoring device and the attaching device fextend'ingthrough the coil, windings assfabric covering surrounding the coil and secured at opposite ends to the windings, and an ornament secured to the` windings adja- 'cent the anchoring device.

13. A strap for vehicles embodyin a helical coil, la tu n ular rubber covering a ut the same, an attaching device arranged at one end offthe coil, an anchoring device arranged at the other end of the coil, connection between said anchoring device and said attaching device extending through the coil, windings about said connection at opposite ends of the coil, and a textile coverin about the tubularrubber covering anchore at opposite ends ofthe winding, and an ornament secured to the windings adjacent the anchoring device.

14. A grip strap able grip p a central aterallywbendable but longitudinally unyieldable core in said coil, and a flexible covering for said coil.

15. A grip strap comprising a core, longitudinally unyiel able, and laterally bendable, a helical coil surrounding said core and act-ing to maintain the strap in a certain condition, and a fabric covering for the coil.

having a laterally bend- CHARLES P. sormnenr..

rtion comprising a helical coil, 

